Re: [PATCH] [v2] Documentation: Provide guidelines for tool-generated content
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Fri Nov 07 2025 - 03:47:13 EST
On Wed, Nov 05, 2025 at 03:15:14PM -0800, Dave Hansen wrote:
> In the last few years, the capabilities of coding tools have exploded.
> As those capabilities have expanded, contributors and maintainers have
> more and more questions about how and when to apply those
> capabilities.
>
> The shiny new AI tools (chatbots, coding assistants and more) are
> impressive. Add new Documentation to guide contributors on how to
> best use kernel development tools, new and old.
>
> Note, though, there are fundamentally no new or unique rules in this
> new document. It clarifies expectations that the kernel community has
> had for many years. For example, researchers are already asked to
> disclose the tools they use to find issues in
> Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst. This new document
> just reiterates existing best practices for development tooling.
>
> In short: Please show your work and make sure your contribution is
> easy to review.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Kees Cook <kees@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
Looks good, thanks for doing this:
Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>